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1. | Sarah Ann Davis was born on 8 Mar 1852 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 7 May 1940 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Sarah married Robert Franklin Bentley about 1867. Robert was born on 14 Sep 1847 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 7 Dec 1906 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | James Partee Bentley ![]() James married Evaline Daniels about 1890 in North Carolina, , , . Evaline was born on 14 Jun 1869 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 30 Jun 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Jane Bentley ![]() Mary married Andrew Harmon about 1890 in North Carolina, , , . Andrew was born about 1870 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Frances Lutitia Bentley ![]() Notes: Frances was the daughter of Robert F. Bentley & Sarah Ann Davis. She was the wife of Wilburn Harrison Calhoun. Siblings: James Partee; Mary Jane; M.M.;Oscar M.;Florence; John; Meadie Victoria Frances married Wilburn Harrison Calhoun on 28 Feb 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Wilburn (son of William Harrison Calhoun and Anna Osborn, son of Barnabas "Barney" Calhoun and Nancy Rachel Osborne) was born about 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1949 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Oscar M. Bentley ![]() Oscar married Sulvilla Dora Oaks on 11 Oct 1908 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Sulvilla was born about 1886 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Florence Derita Bentley ![]() Florence married Fred Lee Pope about 1912 in North Carolina, , , . Fred was born on 30 May 1891 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 29 Mar 1971 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | John Harrison Bentley ![]() Notes: John Harrison Bentley, 88 of 1424 Miller St., died at 6:10 a.m. Friday at Holston Valley Community Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Wilkes County, N.C. and lived in Canton, Ohio for a number years. He had been a resident of Kingsport since 1959. He was a retired employee of the Hoover Company of Canton, Ohio and attended the Full Gospel Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maud Young Bentley, one daughter, Mrs. Thomas J. (Frankie) Price Jr., Kingsport, two sons, Russell Edward Bentley, Canton, Ohio and Robert Church, Newland, N.C., Three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. John married Maud Alpha Young about 1910. Maud (daughter of Fleming L. Young and Ida Vance) was born on 23 Jun 1898 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 8 Dec 1995; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Meadie Victoria Bentley ![]() Meadie married William Taylor Stout about 1914 in North Carolina, , , . William (son of John Lawrence Stout and Emily Ellen Sutphin) was born on 25 Jan 1893 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 13 Mar 1979 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Rosa Isabel Bentley ![]() Rosa married David Monroe Sluder about 1905 in North Carolina, , , . David was born on 8 Aug 1886 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 24 Aug 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Rosa married Ira Monroe Cole about 1923 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ira (son of Melvin Cole and Mary C. "Polly" Odom) was born on 24 Apr 1886 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jan 1939 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Clarence Tilman Calhoun ![]() Clarence married Mary Sparks on 26 Feb 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Mary (daughter of Joseph Allen Sparks and Margaret Zenia Hicks) was born in 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Otis P. Calhoun ![]() |
12. | Oscar Cleo Calhoun ![]() Notes: Oscar Cleo Calhoun, 83, Rt. 9, Elizabethton, died Tuesday in the V.A. Medical Center, Mountain Home; following an extended illness. A native of Avery County, N.C., he was the son of the late Harrison and Frances Bentley Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun was a member of the North Side Baptist Church, a former employee of North American Rayon Corporation, a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a member of the Captain Lynn H. Folsom V.F.W. Post No. 2166. He was preceded in death by one grandson, Nicky Walker, and by two brothers, Tate and Clarence Calhoun. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Fannie Presnell Calhoun, of the home; two sons, Roger Calhoun, Elkhart, Ind., and H.L. Calhoun, Mishawaka, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. David (Lillian) Watts, Larnburg, N.C., Lucille Powell and Joyce Pierce, both of Elizabethton; one brother, Jeffie Calhoun, Hampton; two sisters, Mrs. Mike (Texie) Peters, Hampton, and Mrs. Sam (Grace) Harrison, Elizabethton; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Presnell, Roan Mountain. Twenty-two grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, several great and great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Oscar married Fannie A. Presnell on 24 Dec 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Fannie (daughter of Abraham Lincon Presnell and Dorothy Harrison) was born on 10 Feb 1910 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 May 1997 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Grace Calhoun ![]() Notes: Grace Calhoun Harrison, 90, 451 Coal Chute Road, Elizabethton, died Thursday, September 4, 1997, at Columbia-Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness. A native of Avery County, N.C. she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Frances Bentley Calhoun. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Sam Harrison, July 29, 1991, two daughters, and one son. Mrs. Harrison was a member of Centerview Church of Christ. Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, JoAnn and Claude Guinn, Maxine Ellis, and Christine "Cricket" Hamm, all of Elizabethton; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Farrell and Linda Harrison and George Ronnie Harrison, all of Elizabethton; a brother, Jeffy Calhoun, Hampton; six granddaughters, Claudia Holloway, Beverly Brewer, Hope White, Joy Harrison, Ronda Harrison, and Connie Lawson, all of Elizabethton; seven grandsons, Jeff Guinn, Sam Harrison, Gabe Harrison, Danny, Donnie, Sam and Tim Jones, all of Elizabethton; and nine great-grandchildren and one great, great-granddaughter survive. Tetrick Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services for Grace Calhoun Harrison will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Centerview Church of Christ with Mr. David Irick and Mr. Bobby McGee, mininsters, officiating. Music will be under the direction of Centerview Church of Christ Singers and great granddaughters. Interment will follow at Harrison Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and grand-sons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Centerview Church of Christ, nursing staff of Columbia-Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Superior Home Health Care, Dr. David Fenner, Dr. Jonathan Bremer, Dr. Fredrick Seifer, Dr. Jeff Farrow, David Irick, Bobby McGee, Centerview Church of Christ Singers, Cardiology Consultants, a special nurse, Shelia McKinney, friends and neighbors. Grace married Sam G. Harrison about 1922 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sam was born on 7 Apr 1902 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 1991 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Harrison Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Texie Beatrice Calhoun ![]() Notes: Mrs Texie B. Peters, 80, Rt. 2, Hampton, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1990, at Johnson City Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was a Unicoi County native but had lived in Mishawaka, Ind., for 15 years before coming to Hampton. She was a daughter of the late Harrison and Frances Bentley Calhoun. Mrs. Peters was a member of Union Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by four brothers and one grandchild. Survivors include her husband, Mike Peters; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Hazlewood, Plymouth, Ind., Mrs. Carolyn Magnuson, Mishawaka, and Mrs. Gail White, Hampton; four sons, Jack R. Peters, Pembroke Pines, Fla., William "Bill" Peters, Elizabethton; George "Buster" Peters, Deer Park, N.Y., and Michael "Steve" Peters, Johnson City; one brother, Jeff Calhoun, Hampton; one sister, Mrs. Grace Harrison, Elizabethton; 25 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Tetrick, Elizabeth (542-2232) Texie married Mike G. Peters about 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mike (son of George Franklin Peters and Joanna Archer) was born on 22 Jun 1901 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jan 1999 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Patie Calhoun ![]() |
16. | Living ![]() |
17. | Rom Bentley ![]() |
18. | Maude Bentley ![]() Maude married Clarence Everette Baldwin about 1928. Clarence was born on 26 Aug 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 May 1979 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Newland Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Ella Mae Bentley ![]() |
20. | John Ronald Bentley ![]() |
21. | Living ![]() |
22. | Robert Isaiah "Jake" Bentley ![]() Notes: Robert "Jake" Isaiah Bentley, 83, Johnson City, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer & Research Center, Houston, Texas. |
23. | Living ![]() |
24. | Alonzo Edgar Sluder ![]() Alonzo married Agnes L. Rash about 1926 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Agnes was born on 30 Jan 1904 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 16 Aug 1998 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Newland Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Ernest Sluder ![]() Ernest married Kate McGee on 14 Mar 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Kate (daughter of Charlie McGee and Lyda (McGee)) was born on 22 Nov 1913 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 22 Aug 1930 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Fred Wheeler Sluder ![]() |
27. | Faye Sluder ![]() Notes: Faye Sluder Johnson, age 97, of Newland, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Brian Center Health & Rehab in Spruce Pine. Faye married Ballard Haga Johnson about 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ballard (son of William Anderson Johnson and Auby C. "Sis" Cornett) was born on 31 Jan 1933 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 25 Sep 1992 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
28. | Clyde Jonas Cole ![]() Clyde married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Herbert Hoover Cole ![]() Herbert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
31. | Living ![]() |
32. | Frank Calhoun ![]() |
33. | Harlen Calhoun ![]() |
34. | Living ![]() |
35. | Mildred Calhoun ![]() Notes: Mildred Buchanan McCall, age 94, of Butler, formerly of Hampton, went home to be with the Lord at the home of her daughter on Monday, March 24, 2014, following an extended illness. Mildred married Fin Buchanan on 1 Jan 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fin was born on 15 Mar 1911 in North Carolina, , , ; died in Aug 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Living ![]() |
37. | Living ![]() |
38. | Dimple Margaret Calhoun ![]() Notes: Dimple Margaret Calhoun Stine departed this world on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was greatly loved and will be missed. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Sparks Calhoun. Dimple was a woman of great faith and was an active member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of the choir and was also actively involved in Awana and the children's ministry. Dimple worked at ITT-North Electric for some time but her passion was baking, gardening, ceramics and knitting. In addition to her parents, Dimple was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank Calhoun, Fred Calhoun, Audie Calhoun, and Harlan Calhoun; and two sisters, Mildred McCall, and Lois Pennington. Dimple married Harlan Hill on 9 Aug 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harlan was born on 11 May 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Living ![]() |
40. | Dorsey Calhoun ![]() |
41. | Lucille Calhoun ![]() Notes: Lucille Powell, 87, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Hermitage Health Care Center. Lucille was born in Carter County to the late Oscar and Fannie Presnell Calhoun. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Elisha Powell; two sons, Timothy Powell and Robert Powell; two daughters, Barbara Fraley and Iva Jean Hyder; one granddaughter, Wendy Garland; one sister, Joyce Pierce; two brothers, H.L. Calhoun and Doris Calhoun; and a son-in-law, James Hicks. |
42. | Joyce Layla Calhoun ![]() Notes: Elkhart, Ind. - Joyce L. Pierce, 81, of Elkhart, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Riverside Village. She was born September 30, 1933, in Shell Creek, Tenn., to Oscar and Fannie (Presnell) Calhoun. She married Billy Ray Pierce, who preceded her in death on May 13, 1979. She was also preceded in death by a son, Nickie L. Walker, in 1978, and two brothers, H.L. Calhoun in 2010, and Dorse Calhoun, in 1931. Joyce was a homemaker who loved to crochet. She also enjoyed spending time with her family, singing at her church (the Freewill Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tenn.) and listening to country and western music. She was known for her chocolate gravy. Surviving are two grandsons, Shannon and Aaron Walker, both of St. Cloud, Fla; two sisters, Lillian Potter of Elkhart and Lucille Powell of Elizabethton, Tenn.; an brother, Roger (Sandy) Calhoun of Elkhart; a sister-in-law, Nancy Calhoun of Mishawaka; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be for two hours prior to the 3 p.m. Thursday, January 22, celebration of life service at the Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home. Pastor Rick Pirtle from the Riverview General Baptist Church will preside and cremation will follow the service. |
43. | William Zane "Mike" Peters ![]() Notes: ELIZABETHTON - William "Bill" Zane Peters, age 85, of Elizabethton, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Johnson City Medical Center. |
44. | Clarence Everette Baldwin, Jr. ![]() Clarence married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
45. | Living ![]() |
46. | Living ![]() |
47. | Douglas Andrew Baldwin ![]() Notes: Douglas "Doug" Andrew Baldwin, age 73 of Douglasville, Ga., passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019. He was born in Newland, NC on Jan. 9, 1946, son of the late Clarence Baldwin and the late Maude Bentley Baldwin. |